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Chapter 2 - The stepping stone rebellion<2>

[T-minus 10 min]

Standing in empty white space, Matthew still couldn't understand how is it that even when their lives are at stakes, women still find a way to be late; she has been Jah knows where for the last 20 minutes.

"Does she know that if we dont hurry up we will die?"

Matthew asked.

"She does actually."

A feminine voice replied.

"Then why the hell is she not hurrying up?"

"I don't know."

Matthew took a deep breath knowing there was nothing he could do but wait, Matthew crossed his legs settling onto the chilly white floor.

"Are you still connected to the nexus?"

Matthew asked the system.

"Nope, I have been discarded, starting from now,am no more a system."

Said the system monotously.

Hearing what the former system said Matthew sat there shell shocked, he knew the answer but hearing it from the former system was still vastly surprising.

System we are all familiar with it, all powerful beings that attach themselves to a host, giving the host the opportunity to become more powerful; each system have different abilities sinuating their bloodline.

For example the strongest system, the ntr system, the villain system and the most common or rather one of the pillars of the system; Death system[ Sung jin woo]

All these are powerful system and now for the first time in millennia a system have been kicked out,discarded,disowned like nothing.

"So what are you now?"

He asked wanting clarification.

"I don't know, the only thing I know is that am no more connected to the Nexus and I can't access the interface."

"Well,looks like your journey to self-discovery is beginning too. "

"I guess so."

'I wonder if the former system will gain emotions.'

Matthew thought.

BOOOOOMMMM!!!!

[⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ fourth wall breached T-minus 7 minutes till full entry.]

"Fuck this MEA, get your ass out now!!."

Matthew screamed frustration dripping from his voice.

'I swear am gonna deal with her when she gets here.'

Poof!!

The late goddess appeared beside him.

"Am here."

She said with a smile.

Matthew didn't reply and just a gave her a long unquestioning stare.

"Umm, I can explain."

Mea said.

"Go on."

"I was busy transferring most of the useful stuff from my treasury to my item box."

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"So how much were able to transfer?"

Matthew asked in confirmation.

" About 72% of it."

Breaking a beautiful genuine smile Matthew began praising her

; very much pleases with her successful transfer of the treasure(mostly gold and silver) into her item box.

If there was a chance Matthew would danced due to her statement.

"Good,good, very good I like that; job weldone."

"Host as unbearable as it is to watch your shamelessness, I needed to let you know that the clock is ticking"

"Yeah, I know."

Mea drew closer to Matthew after noticing his change in demeanour.

"So how do we escape?"

Mea asked.

"Sy- crap, uh whatever."

Said Matthew a bit confused on what to call the former system.

"Anything is fine host."

'Sure, remind me to name you later on.'

He told the former system.

"How far are the dementors from us."

Matthew asked the former system.

"About 2 walls away from us"

[That is approximately 10 feet away.]

"Am sorry did you say dementors."

Mea asked.

"Yeah I did."

With eyes filled with shock and a hint of fear she questioned.

"The hell, why would they-"

"Think Mea it not everyday the daughter of one of the highest council of the gods decide to stage a rebellion with a well known maniac."

Matthew said while fiddling with the screen.

"You are right."

"How close?"

"A wall away from us."

Immediately after receiving the noticing from the former system a large ghastly long claw pierced through the wall.

"' Mea daughter of ####=$+$ by the order of the council we command you to surrender and return the fugitive to us."'

Mea looked at Matthew incredulously.

"Fugitive?"

"It a long stor-

Disrupting Matthew speech was half of a dementor body which breached the wall.

The sight of the dementors was hauntingly surreal—their half-seen forms cloaked in an eerie darkness,

faceless and elusive.

A veil of moving shadows danced with a life of its own, occasionally revealing a flickering light where their eye "sockets" should be.

A shiver traced its way down Mea's spine, the tales of dementors now a chilling reality before her.

Mea expression morphed to that of pure fear, and she timidly told Matthew;

"..if u wanna do something, do it now."

"Begin countdown detonation."

"Deto- WHAT?!"

Mea said out loud and scurried away from Matthew.

"26...21..."

"See you on the other side Mea."

Matthew said.

"Oi, how am I suppose to find you?"

Said Mea in annoyance.

"Even if the world seize to spin, even if the stars stop to shine, and the birds stop singing;I will ALWAYS recognise you."

Hearing those sweet words of reassurance, a bright red hue descended upon her cheeks.

"You better."

{Are these two insane? they are literally about to die and you're confessing.}

The former system thought in confusion.

While the two were lost in their little beautiful paradise, a dementor stealthily closed in on Matthew, its icy presence sending shivers through the air.

Without warning, it pierced through his stomach.

// Bleurgh//

Matthew's red blood painted a stark contrast against the pristine white floor.

"NOOO!!!"

Mea's anguished scream echoed through the void as she desperately unleashed her abilities on the relentless dementor, but it proved futile.

Racing to Matthew's side, panic and sorrow gripped her heart.

But before reaching him, she noticed Matthew moving his mouth.

'No, don't you dare, Matthew. Don't say it.'

"Explode,"

he said weakly.

BOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!

A blinding white light engulfed the entire stellar system, erasing all in its path.

The shockwave reverberated, obliterating stars and planets surrounding Lavanear.

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Galaxies away from the initial explosion two bright ball of gas can be seen speeding away in the empty void of space;

when suddenly what seemed like a huge hand hijacked one of the ball of gas,leaving only one to continue its journey.

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I felt broken, used, insulted, spat upon.

"You promised, you said as long as i make sure those six can transmigate, you'll save my people. You promised."

An unstable figure resembling Matthew said.

"Ha,ha,ha look at you, you foolish puny mortal what made you think that I'll help you, a lowly being daring to make someone like me help you."

A giant being seated on a colossal throne said with mockery.

The being has overflowing grey hair and gold royal robes with intricate linings of silver, across it was a sash of similar color, on her head was a crown made of jade, pure white jade a manifestation of her authority.

Her entire aura breeds power, her speeches hold so much disdain for Matthew.

????? Pov

"I... I killed for you. You promised, as long as I did what you asked, you'd save my people. I wiped out six planets filled with life for you. I DECIMATED A WHOLE STELLAR SYSTEM FOR YOU. I did it all for you... for them."

As she looked at the grieving mortal, his words echoing with the weight of his deeds, a deep sorrow filled the air.

When had she last witnessed such a profound sacrifice? He was a top-quality entertainer, pouring his life into a tragic performance, so vibrant, so full of life, yet so tragically gullible.

Deciding to escalate the emotional torment, she snapped her fingers and commanded him to watch the screen.

His eyes, filled with disbelief, mirrored the torment in his voice.

Her insides twisted, a sense of euphoria mixed with a profound sadness.

Was she sad because of what she did, no she was sad because she wished she had discovered this interesting specimen sooner.

The sound of his voice became the bitter-sweet icing on top.

"...wh...why."

R3fiCul-pedia.

Item box: a separate storage dimension for keeping lifeless object made by the goddess of space urxania, mostly used by systems to aid their host.

Nexus: the home of all system in existence.

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